US 12,142,580 B2
Integrated circuit physical security device having a security cover for an integrated circuit
Ryan Albright, Beaverton, OR (US); William Andrew Mecham, Elk Grove, CA (US); Michael Thompson, Wilsonville, OR (US); Aaron Richard Carkin, Hillsboro, OR (US); William Ryan Weese, Portland, OR (US); and Benjamin Goska, Portland, OR (US)
Assigned to Nvidia Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed by Nvidia Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed on May 3, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/306,034.
Prior Publication US 2022/0352099 A1, Nov. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. H01L 23/00 (2006.01); H01L 23/498 (2006.01)
CPC H01L 23/573 (2013.01) [H01L 23/49838 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
a security module having an integrated circuit (IC) mounted within a recess formed in the security module, the security module having one or more test points communicatively coupled to the IC, the security module providing pads formed along a lip of the recess and coupled to trace lines extending through a body of the security module to allow data access to the IC via a board, and the security module preventing access to the IC and the one or more test points from at least three sides when secured to the board.